I have to agree with you. And the fact that most politicians don't understand the first thing about "technology"...other than perhaps checking their blackberry (yes, most of them don't even know how to use iPhones!). The principles still remain the same and we should work of principles, logic, and common sense. Something that is not covered within the envelope of these bills.

What they are doing is so dangerous and reprehensible. They are destroying our Constitution at the core. Tampering with the Constitution is something that was never intended. This beautiful moral document is the best thing about America. The right to protest and the right to speak are sacrosanct.

They make these bills intentionally loose so that they can do anything they want. You are correct Dusan. Any building or public place can be cordoned off. Anyone under the protection of the secret service can be shielded from protest.

What are they afraid of?

Dusan, I hope people listen to you. You know what it's like to live under a dictatorship. We have to stop this kind of corrupt legislation.

Lol, I didn't want to get political. When things like this happen, I can't pretend it's okay.

Maybe the "Occupy Protestors" freaked them out, but taking away freedom of speech is not the way to handle it. They're using it as an excuse.

We have to be alert to these new bills. They're coming at us like medicine balls. Thanks for commenting cashflow.

It's criminal. They should all be in jail.

All three are evil, Kyle. It's an attempt at dictatorship. It's all the same thing, limit freedom of speech, whether it's on American city streets or over the Internet. Dangerous for all of us, the whole world. These people want to perpetrate anything they want and not have any opposition. It's the most unamerican thing I've ever seen in my lifetime. How they got both parties to vote for it amazes me. It's scary because the 2 party system seems to mean nothing anymore.

I agree Kyle, we do have to take a stand against these bills. The major tech corps have their work cut out for them. This new bill has to be revoked.

Yeah, it is tough to tell what goes on behind closed doors. There is always more than meets the eye, other deals taking place to flow stuff like this through the legislation process.

Something similar was attempted up here in Canada. They were attempting to give our police "full access" to the Internet with provisions that would allow them to watch and moderate all of the activity on the net. That was shut down very quickly in the house.